i82 BREAKING AND TRAINING 



Circus Jumping.— The jumping of a horse first 

 over one horse and then over several, is a very common 

 circus performance, and in no way differs from ordinary 

 jumping, excepting that the training is hmited to this 

 particular class of work. Begin by training over one 

 foot high and two feet wide artificial jump, gradually 

 increasing until the desired height of the horse is 

 reached, the latter — animate or inanimate — being now 

 substituted. 



The ring master should always have his whip in 

 hand during jumping, as in most other equine per- 

 formances. 



